Digestive tract absorbs nutrients and eliminates waste and is extremely essential to your health. It contributes to a strong immune system, improves heart health, brain health, maintains a good mood, promotes healthy sleep cycle and effective digestion. For a proper gut health, we should focus on what we consume and avoid certain food combinations.
Ministry of Ayush [India's ancient systems of medicine?] identifies few food items that must not be combined to maintain your gut health
- Milk is incompatible with melons and sour fruits.
- Milk shouldn’t be consumed together with salty items such as Samosa, paratha, khichadi.
- Grains should not be consumed with Tapioca and Fruits.
- Beans shouldn’t be combined with eggs, milk, fish, fruits, yoghurt, and meat.
- Yoghurt should be avoided with cheese, hot drinks, sour fruits, milk, mangoes, nightshades, beans, eggs, and fish.
- Cheese cannot be paired with eggs, fruits, hot drinks, milk, beans, and yoghurt.
- Milk, yoghurt, tomatoes, and cucumber are not compatible with lemons.